Charge Nurse (RN) Emergency Department Full-Time Nights

Registered Nurse (RN) Charge Night Shift Emergency Department (ED) Unit for Texas Health Denton
Sign on bonus for external hires!

Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better Together

Position Highlights

• Work location: Texas Health Denton3000 N Interstate 35 Denton TX 76201
• Work Environment: Charge RN for Emergency Room
• Work hours: Full-Time Night shift

ED Department highlights:

• Patients withcritical injuries or illnesses are treated in one of our 41 Emergent Care Rooms. Next stop trauma designation!

• Our emergency care nurses paramedics employees and physicians on the medical staff receive continual training in the use of specialized lifesaving equipment and techniques.
• Our team is like a family and work together like no other to provide compassionate care to our patients.
• Excellent opportunities for educational and career growth including advancement opportunities in leadership.
• State of the art emerging disease and decontamination suite that can accommodate any infectious disease that can also dual function as an inpatient room for extended stays.

Qualifications

• Nursing Diploma or Associate Degree in Nursing required; BSN preferred

• RN - Registered Nurse Upon Hire required
• BBCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly Upon Hire required
• CPI - Crisis Prevention Intervention Training Maintained Annually 90 Days Req
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support 90 Days Req And
• TNCC - Trauma Nursing Core Course 12 Months Req And
• ENPC - Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course 12 Months Req Or
• PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support 90 Days Req
• 1 Year Experience as a clinical nurse in an acute care setting required
• 2 Experience as a clinical nurse in an acute care setting preferred

In addition to the required qualifications a successful Charge RN will model the eight caring factors listed below.

• Basic Human Needs - Responds to others priorities regarding safety physical psychological and social needs.
• Human Respect - Honors worth of humans through unconditional acceptance.
• Affiliation Needs - Engages family/caregivers in health care situations.
• Appreciation of Unique Meanings - Concerned with understanding others frame of reference.
• Mutual Problem Solving - Professional behaviors that help patients and families understand how to confront learn about and think about their health and illness; involves a reciprocal shared approach with resulting decisions acceptable to involved parties.
• Attentive Reassurance - Listens and concentrates on others. Is reliable available and attentive.
• Encouraging Manner - The professional nurse communicates an attitude that is supportive open positive and tolerant.
• Healing Environment - The professional nurse creates settings that provide privacy safety confidentiality and tranquility.

The Charge Nurse role will support and actively participate in shared governance/councils which is Texas Healths structure for decision making. This role directly assists leadership on a particular unit or units and shift by offering staff guidance and support maintaining a clean and safe work environment and ensuring unit operational tasks are completed. Individuals in this role will demonstrate:

• A commitment to developing their individual knowledge and skills as well as advancing the profession of nursing and engaging in lifelong learning/development.
• Knowledge of quality management methods tools and techniques and ability to create and support an environment that meets the quality goals of the organization.
• An understanding of how to anticipate recognize and deal effectively with existing or potential conflicts at the individual group or situation level; ability to apply this understanding appropriately to diverse situations.
• Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
• Knowledge of successful approaches tools and techniques for dealing with changes and adapting to a changing environment; ability to adapt as needed
• Demonstrate ahigh degree of confidentiality positive interpersonal skills and ability to function in a fast-paced environment. Maintain a positive customer-focused attitude toward patients
• A strong work ethic and always display a high level of professionalism

Additional perks of being a Texas Health

• Benefits include 401k PTO medical dental Paid Parental Leave flex spending tuition reimbursement student Loan forgiveness as well as several other benefits.
• Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.
• Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).
• A supportive team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

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